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The Power and Growth of the American Press

Creator:: Bath, Grace Monemia
Abstract:: Before discussing the American press of the day, with its freedom and power, a brief historical review of the development of journalism in its several functions seems in place.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: then and is nov considered the oldest European weekly. The growth of the newspaper in the United

The wonderful missions of the community college : A hermeneutic analysis of the first hundred years of the colleges’ community engagement

Creator:: Nadolny, Raymond A.
Abstract:: The community college, now over 100 years old, began with the singular mission of preparing students for transfer to the university. Throughout the 20th century, the community college has expanded its missions to serve increasingly complex and comprehensive community needs. Through a textual analysis of community engagement within seven seminal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

One methodology for the incorporation of entomological material in the discipline of historic archaeology using the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) as a test subject

Creator:: Kellar, Brenda M.
Abstract:: Using the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) this thesis shows that entomological information and material can be retrieved using current historical archaeological methods. Historical archaeology has the ability to uncover connections between arenas as varied, and seemingly isolated, as the honey bee, the environment, and human cultures. By focusing on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Kellar A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Morality and materialism : American conservatives and science, 1945-1964

Creator:: Schefke, Brian R.
Abstract:: Following World War II, the United States enjoyed unprecedented power and prestige. The wartime alliance with the Soviet Union quickly collapsed amid mutual suspicion and fear, however, resulting in the Cold War. Science was a significant political component in that ideological conflict. In the United States, inspired by Franklin D....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: physicists, such as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Jeffrey K. Stine, A History of Science Policy in the United

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Creator:: Jolly, J. Christopher
Abstract:: From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in History of Science presented on November 2 1998. Title: Science. Service

The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

Creator:: Harburg, William A.
Abstract:: From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there has been interest in astronomy in this country. The purpose of this thesis is to show how the science of astronomy developed in America from the earliest observations by educated colonists using imported instruments and publishing in European journals, to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPENDIX I. CHRONOLOGY OF AMERICAN ASTRONOMY TO 1900. 121 APPENDIX II. OBSERVATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Fashion media's role in the debate on millinery and bird protection in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Creator:: Scarborough, Amy D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the possible relationship among fashion media, the social responsibility agenda of the Audubon Society, and the use of birds in millinery in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Both the content analysis method and the historic method were used to gain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the United States in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Abstract approved

Exiles and rebels : women in the American left 1900-1920

Creator:: Cummings, Katherine H.
Abstract:: Between 1900 and 1920 women were responsible for much of the social and political activity in the United States. Recent work by feminist historians has revealed that women were interested in a broad range of issues at the turn of the twentieth century. The American Left addressed such issues as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Interdisciplinary Studies in the co-departments of History, History, and Women Studies presented on May 18, 1989

Identical confusion : the history of twin studies on sexual orientation, 1952-1973

Creator:: Boltseridge, Nathan H.
Abstract:: In 1952, at the height of the McCarthy era, Franz Kallmann, a Jewish psychiatrist and eugenicist who fled the National Socialist regime in Germany, published a study, in which he claimed to have found a one hundred percent concordance rate for homosexuality among forty pairs of identical twins. From this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Arts in History of Science presented on June 17, 2004. Title: Identical Confusion

World War II wedding dress as presented in United States high fashion magazines: 1939-1945

Creator:: Clayton, Tamara
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore wedding dress styles represented in United States high fashion magazines during the World War II period. The objectives of the study were to: discover what wedding dress styles were proposed by high fashion magazines during the period 1935-45, determine if wedding dress...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 19, 2007. Title: World War II Wedding Dress as Presented in United States High Fashion

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The Power and Growth of the American Press

The wonderful missions of the community college : A hermeneutic analysis of the first hundred years of the colleges’ community engagement

One methodology for the incorporation of entomological material in the discipline of historic archaeology using the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) as a test subject

Morality and materialism : American conservatives and science, 1945-1964

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

Fashion media's role in the debate on millinery and bird protection in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Exiles and rebels : women in the American left 1900-1920

Identical confusion : the history of twin studies on sexual orientation, 1952-1973

World War II wedding dress as presented in United States high fashion magazines: 1939-1945

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